# काम (kāma)

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काम (kāma) is a Sanskrit word meaning wish, desire, or longing, love or affection, an object of desire, love, or pleasure, pleasure or enjoyment, love, especially sexual love or sensuality, love or desire personified. Its 50 recorded definitions are grouped into 9 contexts, among them Abstract Concept: Wish, Desire, Love, Pleasure, The God of Love (Kamadeva) & Related Mythology, Kāma as a Name for Other Deities or Divine Figures.

- **Roots:** 2. कम् (2. kam), कम् (kam)
- **Etymology:** E. कम to desire, घञ् aff — E. kama to desire, ghañ aff
- **SLP1:** `kAma`  **IAST:** kāma  **Devanagari:** काम
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kama
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/kama/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** कामा (kāmā), कमा (kamā), कम (kama)

## Meanings by context

### Abstract Concept: Wish, Desire, Love, Pleasure (14 definitions)
- 1. Wish, desire, or longing. 2. Love or affection. 3. An object of desire, love, or pleasure.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 271,3] काम (kāma) b m. ( fr. √ 2. कम् (kam); once काम (kāma), Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā (Title) xx, 60 ), wish, desire, longing ( काम (kāma) ो मे भुञ्जीत भवान् (kāmo me bhuñjīta bhavān), my wish is that you should eat, Pāṇini (Author) iii, 3, 153 ), desire for, longing after ( gen. dat., or loc. ), love, affection, object of desire or of love or of pleasure, Ṛg-veda (Title); Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā (Title); Taittirīya-saṃhitā (Title); Atharva-veda (Title); Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title); Mahābhārata (Title); Rāmāyaṇa (Title) &c. [ ID=47938 ]
- pleasure or enjoyment  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > pleasure, enjoyment [ ID=47939 ]
- love, especially sexual love or sensuality  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > love, especially sexual love or sensuality [ ID=47940 ]
- Wish or desire  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1B) [Printed book page 271,3] कामा (kāmā) f. ‘wish, desire’ (only instr. कामया (kāmayā), q.v. ) [ ID=47955 ]
- object of desire  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1B) [Printed book page 271,3] काम (kāma) n. object of desire, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=47957 ]
- 1. Wish or desire. 2. Intention. 3. Pleasure. 4. Desired object. 5. Benefit. 6. Sexual love.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > काम (kāma) [Printed book page 066-1 ] काम (kāma) kā́ma, m. wish, desire, for ( d., g., lc. ); intention; pleasure; desired object; benefit; ( sexual ) love; —°, a. ( often after inf. in -tu ) desirous of, intending to: ab. willingly; voluntarily; intentionally. [ ID=5745 ]
- 1. Wish or desire. 2. Attachment to worldly objects. 3. Affection or love. 4. Sexual pleasure or lust. 5. The god of love. 6. A species of the mango tree. 7. An epithet of Pradyumna and Balarama.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > काम (kāma) [Printed book page 180-28 ] काम (kāma) (I) m. 1. Wish, desire, संतानकाम (kāma) ाय (saṃtānakāmāya) R. ii.65, iii.67, M. ii.5; 2. attachment to worldly objects, Bg. ii.62, M. ii.94; 3. affection, love; 4. sexual pleasure considered as one of the four ends of life, ( पुरुषार्थ (puruṣārtha) ), Cf. अर्थ (artha) 8, R. i.25; 5. lust, desire of carnal gratification, M. ii.214, 6. the god of love; 7. a species of the mango tree; 8. an epithet of Pradyumna; 9. of Balarāma. [ ID=8905 ]
- 1. An object of desire. 2. Semen.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > काम (kāma) (II) n. 1. Object of desire; 2. semen virile. [ ID=8906 ]
- 1. Wish. 2. Desire. 3. Love. 4. Intention. 5. A desired object. 6. The god of love.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > काम (kāma) [Printed book page 0175-b ] काम (kāma) kāma, i. e. kam + a, I. m. 1. Wish, Rām. 2, 90, 23. 2. Desire, Indr. 5, 61. 3. Love, Man. 2, 94; 214. 4. Intention, Man. 9, 248. 5. A desired object, Man. 9, 304. 6. The god of love, Indr. 5, 49. II. acc. kāmam, adv. 1. At one's pleasure, Man. 2, 189. 2. Willingly, MBh. 3, 298; Ragh. 12, 75. 3. With following na, Rather than, Hit. i. d. 125; Man. 9, 89. 4. Indeed, Śak. 26, 16. 5. Only, Rām. 5, 94; 21. III. When the latter part of a comp. adj., f. mā. 1. Desiring, Man. 2, 37. 2. Loving, Rām. 3, 55, 29. 3. An infin. ending in tum drops its final before it; cf. kartukāma. — Comp. A-, adj., f. mā, exempt from desire, Man. 2, 4. 2. unwilling, without one's consent, Man. 8, 364. Artha-, I. m. du. wealth and pleasure, Daśak. in Chr. 181, 24. II. adj. desiring wealth, Nal. 17, 47. Niṣkāma, i. e. nis-, adj. disinterested, Man. 12, 89. Puṃs-, adj., f. mā, wish- ing for a lover or husband, Hiḍ. 3, 15. Priya-, adj. benevolent, Brāhman. 2, 23. Bandhu-, adj. one who loves his kinsmen, Prāhmaṇ. 1, 23. Yathā-kāma + m, adv. at pleasure. Vīta-, i. e. vi-ita-, adj. free from desire. Sa-, I. adj. 1. one who has attained his desire, Rām. 3, 52, 52. 2. being in love, Ṛt. 6, 2. II. -mam, adv. 1. with pleasure, Pañc. 44, 9. 2. indeed, Daśak. in Chr. 195, 4 (for aught I care). Svapna-, adj. wishing to sleep. Hita-, adj., wish- ing well to, friendly to, Pañc. i. d. 360. [ ID=3225 ]
- 1. Wish, desire, or longing. 2. Love, inclination, lust, or pleasure. 3. The god of love.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > काम (kāma) [Printed book page 116 ] काम (kāma) m. wish, desire, longing for ( gen., dat., or loc. ); love, inclination, lust, pleasure; pers. as the god of desire or of love; adj. —° ( esp. after an inf. stem in तु (tu) ) wishing for, intending to. — काम (kāma) ाय (kāmāya) or काम (kāma) े (kāme) according to one's wish, out of love for or for the sake of ( gen. or dat. ) काम (kāma) ात् (kāmāt) & काम (kāma) तस् (kāmatas) voluntarily, intentionally. काम (kāma) या (kāmayā) ( instr. f. ) only after ब्रूहि (brūhi) & प्रब्रूहि (brūhi) (prabrūhi) freely, unreservedly. [ ID=7488 ]
- 1. Wish, desire, or longing. 2. Love, inclination, lust, or pleasure. 3. The god of desire or love.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > ( काम (kāma) ) m. wish, desire, longing for ( gen., dat., or loc. ); love, inclination, lust, pleasure; pers. as the god of desire or of love; adj. —° ( esp. after an inf. stem in तु (tu) ) wishing for, intending to. — काम (kāma) ाय (kāmāya) or काम (kāma) े (kāme) according to one's wish, out of love for or for the sake of ( gen. or dat. ) काम (kāma) ात् (kāmāt) & काम (kāma) तस् (kāmatas) voluntarily, intentionally. काम (kāma) या (kāmayā) ( instr. f. ) only after ब्रूहि (brūhi) & प्रब्रूहि (brūhi) (prabrūhi) freely, unreservedly. [ ID=7489 ]
- Wish, desire, longing, and love.  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > काम (kāma) [Printed book page 140-b ] kā́ma, m. wish, desire, longing; love; at end of possessive cpds [ 1296], having desire for…, desirous of…; kāmam, see s. v. [ √kam. ] [ ID=1089 ]
- wish, desire, longing, affection, love, the object of desire or love, and the god of love  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > काम (kāma) [Printed book page 0219-c ] काम (kāma) kāma, as, m. (fr. 2. kam ), wish, desire, longing (e. g. prāpta-kāma, one who has gained his wish), affection, love, the object of desire or love, the god of desire generally; Love, the god of love (son of Dharma and husband of Rati or, according to other authorities, son of Brahmā or Saṅkalpa); a N. of Agni in the Veda (either because he desires to consume all things or because he makes requests to the gods in behalf of man); a N. of Bala-deva [cf. kāma-pāla ]; a species of the mango tree ( = mahā- rāja-cūta ); N. of a metre consisting of four lines of two long syllables each; N. of a prince; (at the end of compounds) having a desire for, desiring (e. g. go-kāma, desiring cows; dharma-kāma, desiring justice; tyaktu-kāma, having a desire to leave; see Gram. 871). After the phrase kāmo me, ‘my desire is,’ the potential may be used; e. g. kāmo me bhuñjīta bhavān, my wish is that you should eat; ( ā ), f. wish, desire [cf. kāmayā ]; N. of a daughter of Pṛthu-śravas and wife of Ayuta-nāyin; ( am ), n. object of desire; semen virile; N. of a Tīrtha; ( as, ā, am ), Ved. wishing, desiring. Kāmena or kāmāt, ind. out of affection or love for, of one's own accord, intentionally; kāmāya or kāme, ind. according to one's desire; out of love for (with gen. or dat. case). —Kāma-karśana in a-kāma-karśana, q. v. —Kā- ma-kalā, f. an epithet of Rati, the wife of Kāma. —Kāma-kāti, is, is, i, Ved. requesting the fulfil- ment of a wish; (Sāy.) uttering wishes. —Kāma- kāma, as, ā, am, or kāma-kāmin, ī, inī, i, wish- ing wishes; following the dictates of passion or desire. —Kāma-kāra, as, m. voluntary action, the act of following one's own inclinations, spontaneous deed; the operation or influence of desire, desire; ( as, ī, am ), following one's own inclinations, indulging one's desires. —Kāmakāra-tas, ind. according to one's desires or inclinations. —Kāma-kūṭa, as, m. the paramour of a harlot; wanton caresses, harlotry. —Kāma-keli, is, m. amorous sport, a euphemistic term for sexual intercourse; ( is, is, i ), having amo- rous sport, libidinous, wanton. —Kāma-krīḍā, f. amorous sport, N. of a metre consisting of four lines of fifteen long syllables each. —Kāma-khaḍga-dalā, f., N. of a plant; [cf. svarṇa-ketakī. ] —Kāma-ga, as, ā, am, going or coming of one's own accord, able to move or act as one pleases; ( ā ), f. a libidinous woman. —Kāma-gati, is, is, i, or kāma-gama, as, ā, am, or kāma-gāmin, ī, inī, i, = kāma-ga above; ( kāma-gamās ), m. pl., N. of a class of deities of the eleventh Manvantara. —Kāma-giri, is, m., N. of a mountain. —Kāma-guṇa, as, m. the quality of desire, passion, affection; satiety, perfect enjoyment; an object of sense. —Kāma-cara, as, ā, am, mov- ing freely, unchecked, unrestrained. —Kāma-caraṇa, am, n. free or unchecked motion. —Kāmacara-tva, am, n. unrestrainedness. —Kāma-cāra, as, ā, am, moving freely, following one's own pleasure, un- checked, unrestrained; ( as ), m. free, unrestrained motion; independant, spontaneous action; following one's own wishes or pleasures, sensuality, selfishness. —Kāmacāra-tas, ind. according to one's inclina- tion. —Kāma-cārin, ī, iṇī, i, moving according to one's inclination, acting unrestrainedly; behaving freely towards women, desirous, libidinous; self- willed; ( as ), m. a sparrow; an epithet of Garuḍa, the bird of Viṣṇu. —Kāma-ja, as, ā, am, produced or caused by passion or desire; (a son) engendered in love; ( as ), m. the son of Kāma, i. e. Aniruddha. —Kāma-jāna, as, m. or (according to another reading) kāma-jani, is, m. the Indian cuckoo; [cf. Page0220-a+ 81 kāma-tāla. ] —Kāma-jāla = kāma-tāla. —Kāma- jit, t, t, t, conquering desire; an epithet of Skanda. —Kāma-jyeṣṭha, as, ā, am, Ved. having desire (personified) at the head; led by Kāma. —Kāma- tantra, N. of a work. —Kāma-taru, us, m. the god of love considered as a tree or parasitical plant; [cf. kāma-vṛkṣa. ] —Kāma-tas, ind. according to wish or affection, passionately, from passion or feel- ing (opposed to dharma-tas ); of one's own accord, willingly, intentionally, by consent. —Kāma-tāla, as, m. the Indian cuckoo, (the song of this bird being poetically considered as an incentive to love.) —Kāma- da, as, ā, am, giving what is wished, granting de- sires; an epithet of the sun, and of Skanda; ( ā ), f. a fabulous cow, the cow of plenty; N. of a woman. —Kāma-dattā, f. title of a work. —Kāma-dattikā, f., N. of a woman. —Kāma-daminī, f. ‘taming love,’ N. of a libidinous woman in the Pañcatantra. —Kāma-dambhaka, as, m., N. of a man. —Kā- ma-darśana, as, ī, am, looking lovely. —Kāma- dugha, as, ā, am, milking all desires, i. e. yielding what one wishes; ( ā ), f. the cow of plenty, a fabu- lous cow yielding all desires. —Kāma-duh, -dhuk, f. and kāma-duhā, f. the cow of plenty. —Kāma- dūtikā, f. the plant Tiaridium Indicum. —Kāma- dūtī, f. the female of the Indian cuckoo; the plant Bignonia Suaveolens. —Kāma-deva, as, m. the god of love (according to some authorities a son of Sahiṣṇu and Yaśo-dharā); also a N. of Śiva; N. of a poet; N. of a king of Jayantīpurī; N. of the author of the Prāyaścitta-paddhati. —Kāma-dohin, ī, inī, i, yielding desires; an epithet of the cow of plenty, which belonged to Vasisṭha. —Kāma-dha- raṇa, am, n., Ved. procuring what is desired, fulfil- ment of desire. —Kāma-dhātu, us, m. the region of the wishes, the seat of the Kāmāvacaras. —Kāma- dhenu, us, f. the cow of plenty, a cow belonging to the sage Vasiṣṭha, yielding all desires; title of a commentary of Vopadeva on his Kavi-kalpadruma, also called Kāvya-kāmadhenu. —Kāmadhenu-tan- tra, am, n. title of a work on the mystical significa- tion of the letters of the alphabet. —Kāma-dhvaṃsin, ī, m. an epithet of Śiva as ‘subduing the god of love.’ —Kāma-nāśaka, as, ikā, am, destroying irregular desires, subduing any sensual appetite. —Kāman- dhamin, ī, m. a brazier; [cf. kārandhamin. ] —Kāma-pati, is, m. the lord of desires. —Kāma- patnī, f. the wife of Kāma, i. e. Rati. —Kāma- pāla, as, m. epithet of Bala-deva; also of Śiva; N. of a man. —Kāma-pīḍita, as, ā, am, tormented with lust or irregular desires. —Kāma-pūra, as, ā, am, fulfilling wishes, granting desires. —Kāma-pra, as, ā, am, Ved. granting desires; ( am ), n. the fulfil- ling of a desire. —Kāma-prada, as, ā, am, granting desires; ( as ), m. a kind of coitus. —Kāma-praśna, as, m. questioning as one pleases, asking unrestrain- edly. —Kāma-prastha, as, m., N. of a town. —Kāmapri, is, m. (fr. kāma-pra ), Ved. a patro- nymic of Marutta; (Sāy.) ‘whose wishes are ful- filled.’ —Kāma-phala, as, m. a species of the mango tree. —Kāma-baddha, as, ā, am, bound by love; ( am ), n. a wood. —Kāma-bhakṣa or kā- ma-bhakṣya, as, ā, am, eating anything or every- thing. —Kāma-bhāj, k, k, k, partaking of sensual enjoyment. —Kāma-bhoga, as, m. gratification of desires, sensual gratification (always used in plur.). —Kāma-mañjarī, f., N. of a woman. —Kāma- maya, as, ī, am, consisting of desire, answering all desires. —Kāma-mardana, as, m. epithet of Śiva, ‘the destroyer of the god of love.’ —Kāma-maha, as, m. the festival of the god of love (on the day of full moon in month Caitra or March-April). —Kā- ma-mālin, ī, m. epithet of Gaṇeśa. —Kāma-mūḍha, as, ā, am, infatuated by lust. —Kāma-mūta, as, ā, am, Ved. strongly affected by love. —Kāma- mohita, as, ā, am, overcome by or intoxicated with desire, love, or passion. —Kāma-rasa, as, m. seminal effusion. —Kāma-rasika, as, ī, am, libidi- nous. —Kāma-rāja, as, m., N. of a poet. —Kāma- rūpa, am, n. a shape changing at will; ( as, ā, am ), taking any shape at will; beautiful, pleasing; ( as or Page0220-b+ 81 ās ), m. sing. or pl. a district lying east of Bengal, the western portion of Assam. —Kāmarūpa-dhara, as, ā, am, taking any shape at will. —Kāmarūpa-pati, is, m., N. of a commentary on the work Śāradā- tilaka. —Kāmarūpin, ī, iṇī, i, taking any shape at will; pleasing, beautiful; ( ī ), m. a pole-cat; a boar; a Vidyādhara, a kind of subordinate deity; ( iṇī ), f. the plant Physalis Flexuosa. —Kāma-rekhā, f. a harlot, a courtezan; [cf. kāma-lekhā. ] —Kāma-latā, f. mem- brum virile; the plant Ipomœa. —Kāma-lekhā, f. a harlot, a courtezan; [cf. kāma-rekhā. ] —Kāma-lola, as, ā, am, overcome with desire or passion. —Kāma- vat, ān, atī, at, being in love, enamoured, wanton; con- taining the word Kāma; ( tī ), f. a species of Curcuma [cf. dāru-haridrā ]; N. of a town. —Kāma-vara, as, m. a gift chosen at will. —Kāma-vallabha, as, m. spring; the mango tree; ( ā ), f. moonlight. —Kāma-vaśa, as, m. subjection to love. —Kāma- vaśya, as, ā, am, being in subjection to the god of love, enamoured. —Kāma-vāṇa, as, m. an arrow of Kāma-deva, the deity of love. —Kāma-vāda, as, ā, am, saying anything at pleasure. —Kāma-vāsin, ī, inī, i, choosing one's residence at will. —Kāma- viddha, as, ā, am, wounded by the god of love; ( as ), m., N. of a man. —Kāma-vihantṛ, tā, trī, tṛ, disappointing desires. —Kāma-vīrya, as, ā, am, displaying heroism at will, an epithet of Garuḍa. —Kāma-vṛkṣa, as, m. a parisitical plant (= van- dāka). —Kāma-vṛtta, as, ā, am, indulging desires, licentious, dissipated, debauched. —Kāma-vṛddhi, is, f. increase of desire or passion; ( is, is, i ), in- creasing love; ( is ), m. a shrub, called in Karṇāṭaka Kāma-ja, of supposed aphrodisiac properties. —Kā- ma-vṛntā, f. the trumpet flower, Bignonia Suave- olens. —Kāma-śara, as, m. love's shaft; the mango tree. —Kāma-śāstra, am, n. a manual of pleasure or of love, title of a work of Vātsyāyana. —Kāma- saṃyoga, as, m. attainment of desired objects. —Kāma-sakha, as, m. spring; the month Caitra; the mango tree. —Kāma-samūha, as, m., N. of a work of Ananta. —Kāma-suta, as, m. the son of Kāma-deva, god of love, i. e. Aniruddha. —Kāma- sū, ūs, ūs, u, granting wishes. —Kāma-sūtra, N. of a love-manual by Vātsyāyana. —Kāma-sena, as, m., N. of a king of Kāmavatī; ( ā ), f. the wife of Nidhipati. —Kāma-haituka, as, ī, am, caused or produced by mere desire, without any real cause; of one's own accord. —Kāmākṣī (°ma-ak°), f. a form of Durgā. —Kāmākhyā (°ma-ākh°), f. a form of Durgā. —Kāmāgni (°ma-ag°), is, m. the fire of love, passion, lust, violent desire. —Kāmāgni-sandī- pana, am, n. kindling the fire of lust, an aphro- disiac. —Kāmāṅkuśa (°ma-aṅ°), as, m. a finger- nail; the membrum virile. —Kāmāṅga (°ma-aṅ°), as, m. the mango tree, Mangifera Indica. —Kāmā- tura (°ma-āt°), as, ā, am, love-sick, in love, affected by love or desire. —Kāmātma-tā, f. passion, lust; wish, desire. —Kāmātman (°ma-āt°), ā, ā, a, whose very essence is desire, consisting of desire, libidi- nous, licentious; desiring, wishing for; enamoured. —Kāmādhikāra (°ma-adh°), as, m. the influence of passion or desire, aspiration; that part of a Śāstra which relates to human wishes or desires. —Kāmā- dhiṣṭhita (°ma-adh°), as, ā, am, influenced or overcome by love. —Kāmānala (°ma-an°), as, m. the fire of love, passion, lust, violent desire. —Kāmāndha (°ma-an°), as, m. the Indian cuckoo (blind from love); ( ā ), f. musk. —Kāmānnin (°ma- an°), ī, inī, i, having food at will. —Kāmābhi- kāma (°ma-abh°), as, ā, am, lustful. —Kāmāyudha (°ma-āy°), am, n. the weapon or arrow of the god of love; membrum virile; ( as ), m. a species of the mango tree. —Kāmāyus (°ma-āy°), us, m. a vul- ture; an epithet of Garuḍa, the bird of Viṣṇu. —Kāmāraṇya (°ma-ar°), am, n. a pleasing grove or wood. —Kāmāri (°ma-ari), is, m. a mineral substance used in medicine, a sort of pyrites (see viṭa-mākṣika ); an epithet of Śiva, the foe or conqueror of the god of love. —Kāmārta (°ma- ār°), as, ā, am, afflicted by love or passion, in love. —Kāmārthin (°ma-ar°), ī, inī, i, lascivious, wanton, Page0220-c+ 80 amorous. —Kāmāvacara (°ma-av°), ās, m. pl. a class of deities (with Buddhists). —Kāmāvatāra (°ma-av°), as, m., N. of a metre consisting of four lines of six syllables each; N. of a work. —Kāmā- vasāya (°ma-av°), as, m. suppression or mortifi- cation of the passions, coldness, stoicism. —Kāmā- vasāyi-tā, f. or kāmāvasāyi-tva, am, n. the power of suppressing desire, self-denial or mortification (one of the eight supernatural faculties of Śiva). —Kāmā- vasāyitṛ, tā, trī, tṛ, who or what suppresses or destroys passion or desire. —Kāmāvasāyin, ī, inī, i, one who suppresses desire, destructive of love or desire. —Kāmāśana (°ma-aś°), am, n. eating at will, unrestrained enjoyment. —Kāmāśrama (°ma- āś°), as, m. or kāmāśrama-pada, am, n. the her- mitage of the god of love. —Kāmāsakta (°ma-ās°), as, ā, am, overcome with desire or passion, im- passioned, in love. —Kāmāsakti (°ma-ās°), is, f. passion, desire. —Kāmepsu (°ma-īp°), us, us, u, striving to obtain the fulfilment of a desire. —Kāme- śvara (°ma-īś°), as, m. an epithet of Kuvera. —Kāmodaka (°ma-ud°), am, n. a voluntary obla- tion of water; oblation of water to deceased friends &c. exclusive of those for whom it is directed by law. —Kāmodā, f. a Rāgiṇī, one of the female personi- fications of the musical notes. —Kāmopahata (°ma- up°), as, ā, am, overcome with passion or desire. —Kāmopahata-cittāṅga (°ma-up°), as, ā, am, one whose mind and body are overcome with love. [ ID=14381 ]
- 1. A place in life. 2. A desire that does not end with enjoyment but grows like fire with oblations, persisting even into old age.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Kāma (VI) — place of, in life; 1 does not end in spite of bhoga or enjoyment, but grows like fire with oblation; cf. Rāmāyaṇa; notwithstanding old age desire to live and to amass wealth does not go. 2 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. I. 2. 9-10;] [ Footnote: 2) Vā. 93. 95, 100.] [ ID=2798 ]

### The God of Love (Kamadeva) & Related Mythology (10 definitions)
- Love or desire personified  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Love or Desire personified, Atharva-veda (Title) ix, xii, xix ( cf. Ṛg-veda (Title) x, 129, 4 ), Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā (Title); Pāraskara-gṛhya-sūtra (Title) [ ID=47941 ]
- the god of love  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of the god of love, Atharva-veda (Title) iii, 25, 1; Mahābhārata (Title); Lalita-vistara (Title) [ ID=47944 ]
- the god of love  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (represented as son of Dharma and husband of Rati [ Mahābhārata (Title) i, 2596 ff.; Harivaṃśa (Title); Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) ]; or as a son of Brahmā, Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title); or sometimes of Saṃkalpa, Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) vi, 6, 10; cf. काम - देव (kāma-deva) ) [ ID=47945 ]
- 1. The Hindu deity of love. 2. Wish or desire. 3. Balarama, the brother of Krishna. 4. The mango tree. 5. Semen. 6. An object of desire. 7. Willingly or voluntarily. 8. A particle of assent.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > काम (kāma) [Printed book page 210 ] काम (kāma) m. ( - मः (-maḥ) ) 1 KĀMA the Hindu Cupid or deity of love. 2 Wish, desire. 3 BALARĀMA the brother of KṚṢṆA. 4 The mango tree. f. ( - मा (-mā) ) Love, desire. n. ( - मं (-maṃ) ) 1 Semen virile. 2 An object of desire. 3 Willingly, voluntarily. 4 A particle of assent or agreement: see काम (kāma) म् (kāmam), ind. (in composition,) Following one's own desire, as काम (kāma) वाद (kāmavāda) speaking what one lists; काम (kāma) भक्ष (kāmabhakṣa) eating whatever one likes; काम (kāma) चार (kāmacāra) doing whatever one chooses; in law, a child previous to the imposition of the characteristic cord is all these. E. कम (kama) to desire, घञ् (ghañ) aff. [ ID=9931 ]
- 1. Kama, the Hindu god of love, desire, or the mango tree. 2. Love. 3. Semen or anything desired.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > काम (kāma) [Printed book page 177-a ] काम (kāma) ( मः ) ((maḥ)) 1. m. Kāma, the Hindu Cupid; desire; the mango tree. ( मा (mā) ) f. Love. n. Semen virile; any thing desired; willingly. [ ID=9371 ]
- 1. The Hindu deity of love. 2. A wish or desire. 3. Balarama, the brother of Krishna. 4. The mango tree. 5. Semen. 6. An object of desire.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > काम (kāma) [Printed book page 172-b ] काम (kāma) m. ( - मः (-maḥ) ) 1. KAMA the Hindu Cupid or deity of love. 2. Wish, Page173-a+ 60 desire. 3. BALARAMA the brother of KṚṢṆA. 4. The mango tree. f. ( - मा (-mā) ) Love, desire. n. ( - मं (-maṃ) ) 1. Semen virile. 2. An object of desire. 3. Willingly, voluntarily. 4. A particle of assent or agreement: see काम (kāma) म् (kāmam). ind. (in composition.) Following one's own desire, as काम (kāma) वाद (kāmavāda) speaking what one lists; काम (kāma) भक्ष (kāmabhakṣa) eating whatever one likes; काम (kāma) चार (kāmacāra) doing whatever one chuses; in law, a child previous to the imposition of the characteristic cord is all these. E. कम् (kam) to desire, घञ् (ghañ) aff. [ ID=9926 ]
- Love personified  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > काम (kāma) [Printed book page 378-1 ] *Kāma 1 (“love,” personif.). § 117 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 66, 2596 (son of Dharma), 2597 (husband of Rati).—§ 130 (do.): I, 67, 2708 (Aśvatthāman sprung from Mahādeva, Antaka, Kāma, and Krodha).—§ 223 (Vāsiṣṭha): I, 174, 6639 ( °-Krodhau, used to shampoo the feet of Vasiṣṭha).—§ 436 (Yakṣayuddhap.): III, 158, 11590 ( °syeva śarotkarān ).— § 531 (Rāmopākhyānap.): III, 280, 16095 ( °bāṇābhi- santaptaḥ ).—§ 533 (Sītā-Rāvaṇasaṃv.): III, 281, 16167 ( °bāṇārttaḥ ).—§ 565 (Gālavac.): V, 111, 3830 ( atra —i.e. in the north— Kāmaś ca Roṣaś ca Śailaś comā sambabhuḥ ).— § 660 b (Bhṛgu-Bharadvājasaṃv.): XII, 190, ††6977 ( Viśve- śvara Umāpatiḥ K°m abhivartamānam anaṅgatvena śamam anayat ).—§ 662 b (Jāpakop.): XII, 199, 7316 ( Kāma- Krodhau = Virūpa and Vikṛta), 7317 (do.).—§ 743 (Ānuśā- sanik.): XIII, 40, 2256 ( Krodhaṃ K°sya Deveśaḥ sahāyañ cāsṛjat prabhuḥ ), 2257 ( °-Krodhavaśaṅgatāḥ ).—§ 747 b (Suvarṇotpatti): XIII, 85, 4025 ( sanātano hi saṃkalpaḥ K°a ity abhīdhīyate | Rudrasya retaḥ praskannam agnau ).— § 770 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 151, 7119 (a muni, one of the seven dharaṇīdharāḥ ).—§ 779 (Aśvamedhikap.): XIV, 13, 342 ( gāthāḥ K° gītāḥ, quoted). Cf. also the following synonyms:— *Anaṅga (“bodyless”): III, 11591 ( °śarākarān ): IV, 389 ( °vihāriṇī ); V, 5985 ( °śarapīḍitā ); XII, ††6977 ( °tvena, origin of the name); XIII, 808 ( °ḥ kena nirjitaḥ, sc. as by Śiva), 2314. Jagatpati, q.v. *Kandarpa : I, †7009 ( °bāṇa° ), †7016 (do.), 7794 III, 2086 ( iva ), 16168; VI, 1232 (Kṛṣṇa identif. with K.). Makaradhvaja, q.v. *Manmatha : I, †2935, 6014 ( °ena vaśānugā ), 6555 ( iva ), 6611; III, 1818, 1826, 2131 ( iva ), 2665 ( °sya Ratīm iva ), 11588 ( iva ); IV, 398 ( °sya śarotkarān ), 418. *Manobhava : I, 7143. *Saṃkalpaja : I, †7007. *Smara : VII, †8410. [ ID=5219 ]
- The god of love  
  *The Purana Index*
  > काम (kāma) [Printed book page 1-348 ] Kāma (I) — God of Love (s.v.); born of Brahmā's heart. Burnt by Śiva, was reborn as Pradyumna, son of Kṛṣṇa, an aṃśa of Vāsudeva. 1 Sent by Indra to spoil Nara's penance; 2 Page1-349+ 33 to induce Śiva to marry Umā. 3 For having observed Vibhū- tidvādaśīvratam, Anaṅgavatī the courtesan became co-wife with Rati, and her name was Prīti. 4 Icon of. 5 Worshipped Śiva in Siddheśvaram and attained divinity again. 6 His arrow afflicted Brahmā who was made to love his own daughter, cursed by Brahmā to be burnt by Rudra; when pointed out that he only discharged his duty, he modified the curse to be born as son of Kṛṣṇa, then of Vasu in Bharata line, to get overlordship of Vidyādharas and finally attain godhood; afflicted the nine devīs. 7 [ Footnote: 1) Bhā. III. 12. 26; VIII. 7. 32; X. 55. [2]; Vi. V. 27. 28.] [ Footnote: 2) Bhā. XI. 4. 7.] [ Footnote: 3) M. 154. 209-239.] [ Footnote: 4) M. 7. 13; 100. 329.] [ Footnote: 5) M. 261. 53-6.] [ Footnote: 6) M. 191. 110.] [ Footnote: 7) M. 3. 33; 4. 12-21; 23. 23.] [ ID=2793 ]
- a son of Samkalpa  
  *The Purana Index*
  > [Printed book page 1-349 ] Kāma (II) — a son of Samkalpa. Bhā. VI. 6. 10. [ ID=2794 ]
- the son of Shraddha and Dharma and father of Harsha  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Kāma (IV) — the son of Śraddhā and Dharma and father of Harṣa (joy) through his wife Rati (Siddhi-Br. P.). Br. II. 9. 58, 62; Vā. 10. 34, 38. [ ID=2796 ]

### Kāma as a Name for Other Deities or Divine Figures (9 definitions)
- an epithet of Agni  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of Agni, Sāma-veda (Title) ii, 8, 2, 19, 3; Atharva-veda (Title); Taittirīya-saṃhitā (Title); Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra (Title); Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra (Title) [ ID=47946 ]
- of Vishnu  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of Viṣṇu, Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes (Title) [ ID=47947 ]
- of Baladeva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of Baladeva ( cf. काम - पाल (kāma-pāla) ), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=47948 ]
- name of a fire  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Kāma 2, name of a fire. § 490 (Āṅgirasa): III, 219, 14153. [ ID=5220 ]
- a companion of Skanda  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Kāma 3, a companion of Skanda. § 615 u (Skanda): IX, 45, 2528 (given to Skanda by Sthāṇu). [ ID=5221 ]
- Shiva  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Kāma 4 = Śiva (1000 names 1—2 ). [ ID=5222 ]
- Vishnu  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > [Printed book page 378-2 ] Kāma 5 = Viṣṇu (1000 names). [ ID=5223 ]
- a Visvedeva  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Kāma (III) — a Viśvedeva. Br. III. 3. 30; Vā. 66. 31. [ ID=2795 ]
- an Apsaras clan originating from Sobhayantya  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Kāma (V) — the Apsaras clan of Sobhayantya, originat- ed from. Br. III. 7. 24; Vā. 69. 58. [ ID=2797 ]

### Adverbial and Grammatical Usages (6 definitions)
- out of affection or love  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > कामेन (kāmena) ind. out of affection or love for [ ID=47961 ]
- according to desire, agreeably to wishes, or out of love  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > का (kā) ° माय (°māya) ind. according to desire, agreeably to the wishes of, out of love for ( gen. or dat. ), Ṛg-veda (Title); Atharva-veda (Title); Taittirīya-saṃhitā (Title); Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title); Chāndogya-upaniṣad (Title) [ ID=47962 ]
- according to desire  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > का (kā) ° मे (°me) ind. according to desire, agreeably to the wishes of, out of love for ( gen. or dat. ), Ṛg-veda (Title); Atharva-veda (Title); Taittirīya-saṃhitā (Title); Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title); Chāndogya-upaniṣad (Title) [ ID=47962.1 ]
- willingly, intentionally, or of one's own accord  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > कामात् (kāmāt) ind. for one's own pleasure, of one's own free will, of one's own accord, willingly, intentionally, Manu-smṛti (Title); Rāmāyaṇa (Title) [ ID=47963 ]
- wishing, desiring  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1B) [Printed book page 271,3] काम (kāma) mfn. wishing, desiring, Ṛg-veda (Title) ix, 113, 11 [ ID=47964 ]
- desirous of, having a desire or intention  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > काम (kāma) n. ( ifc. ) desirous of, desiring, having a desire or intention ( cf. गो - क् (go-k) ° (°), धर्म - क् (dharma-k) ° (°); frequently with inf. in तु (tu) cf. त्यक्तु (tu)- क् (tyaktu-k) ° (°).) [ ID=47965 ]

### Proper Nouns (Specific People, Places, Metres, Structures) (5 definitions)
- a metre consisting of four lines of two long syllables each  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a metre consisting of four lines of two long syllables each [ ID=47951 ]
- a particular form of temple  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a particular form of temple, Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi (Title) [ ID=47953 ]
- Of several men  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of several men [ ID=47954 ]
- The name of a daughter of Prthushravas and wife of Ayuta-nayin.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a daughter of Pṛthuśravas and wife of Ayuta-nāyin, Mahābhārata (Title) i, 3774 [ ID=47956 ]
- an epithet of a Tirtha  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a Tīrtha, Mahābhārata (Title) iii, 5047 [ ID=47959 ]

### Placeholder or Reference Entries (2 definitions)
- See kama.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 252,2] काम (kāma) a &c. See s.v. [ ID=43900 ]
- See s.v.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1C) [Printed book page 271,3] कामम् (kāmam) a ind. See s.v. [ ID=47960 ]

### Specific Flora (Mango Tree, Bean) (2 definitions)
- a species of mango tree  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a species of mango tree (= महा - राज - चूत (mahā-rāja-cūta) ), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=47950 ]
- a kind of bean  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a kind of bean, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=47952 ]

### Miscellaneous Specific Meanings (Stake in Gambling, Number) (1 definition)
- a stake in gambling  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a stake in gambling, Nārada-smṛti, Nāradīya-dharma-śāstra (Title) xvi, 9 [ ID=47949 ]

### Semen Virile (1 definition)
- semen virile  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > semen virile, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=47958 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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